Long-term planning in the field of health, biennial programming and improvement of the evaluation process (Resolution)

16 'lWENTIEl'H SESSION WPR/RC20.Rl PARI' TV. RESOWTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMI'ITEE LONG-TERM PIANNING IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH, BIENNIAL PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EVAWATION PROCESS '!he Regional Committee, Having considered resolution WHA22.53, adopted by the Twenty- second World Health Assembly on !!Long-term Planning in the Field of Health, Biennial Programming, and Improvement of the Evaluation Process!!; and Having heard a report from the Representative of the Director-General on how this would affect the prepara~ion of the Fifth General Programme of Work and future programming, 1. NOTES with satisfaction that future programme and budget estimates \'1111 include a projection for an additional !year; 2. NOTES further that Member States will be asked to send to WHO their observations and recommendations on questions of long- term planning in the field of health and the establisbment of a new general programme of work of WHO for 1972-1976, or for 1973- 1977; 3. RECOMMENDS that Member States within the Region Should take into consideration, when preparing the above recOl1!llendations, the following points: (1) the establishment of a functional relationship between existing or future national health plans and the new General Programme of Work of \'ffiO; (2) the following major programme activities as suitable breakdowns in the preparation of the new General Programme of Work: (a) the preventive and health promotion se~ices, including communicable disease control, environmental ;; REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMI'ITEE health, family planning, and the control of non- communicable diseases; (b) strengthening of health services, including national health planning, manpower studies, public administration and the organization of medical care; (c) the development of education and training curri- cula consistent with the details of the health plan and of educational facilities commensurate with man- power requirements. (3) the feasibility of bringing out trends in these major programme activities that would help in defining the fields in which WHO assistance would be required; (4) the feasibility of aggregating these trends into regional plans; 4. RECOMMENDS further that, when considering the question of long-term health planning, Member States should also take into consideration the following: (1) the integration of national health plans with socio- economic plans; (2) the machinery for planning in the health field; (3) the definition of the responsibilities of the health sector in areas of multi-responsibility; (4) the establishment of priOrities and targets, man- power requirements and training, and budgetary and other financial provisions; (5) procedures for the continuous evaluation and, if necessary, modification of the plan; 5. REQUESTS the Regional Director to consult with Member States on their needs for the future and to submit to the next 17 18 REGIONAL CCl'o1MI'ITEE: 'lWENTIBTH SESSION session of the Committee a regional plan, based on th~ proposals received from governments; 6. RECOGNIZES the need to retain sufficient flexibility within the plan to enable the Regional Director to make any adjustments found to be necessary. Sixth meeting, 29 September 1969 WPR/RC20.R2 TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS The Regional Committee, Having considered the topics suggested by the Government of France and the Regional Director for the Technical Discussions during the twenty-first session of the Committee, DECIDES that the subject for the Technical D1sc~sions in 1970 shall be "Health Manpower in Developing Countries: Problems and Needs". wPR/RC20.R3 Sixth meeting, 29 Sept~ber 1969 MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE 1969 AND 1970 PROGRAMME AND BUDGEn' ESTIMATES The Regional Committee, I Having examined the report presented by the Regional Director at the request of the Regional Committee at hs nine- teenth session, on the modifications made to the 1969 and 1970 1 regular programme and budget estimates, TAKES NOTE of the changes made; ~cument WPR/RC20/P&B/2, Proposed Programme and Budset Estimates for 1971. •